04.12 Diverse Learner Resource Roundup
It’s been a minute - so many plates to keep spinning and new balls to juggle as we make it toward the home stretch of this strange year. You are not alone. Here’s a few of my favorite resource finds over the past 2 weeks.
By May 2021, we can confidently say that our diverse learners have equitable access to high quality educational opportunities that inspire progress toward their individualized goals across learning environments.
As always, use what you need, when you need it. Comment below with how you’re putting these ideas to work, what you’ve found most useful, or where gaps continue to exist or show up.
READ THIS: “A year later, a rethinking is underway, with a growing sense that some changes may last.” How the pandemic is reshaping education
PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION
Especially as we enter end of year assessment season, I found these ideas helpful: UDL Tips for Assessment
Making Students' Learning Visible with Jamboard - one of our team’s favorite tools!
MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS
Five Look-Fors to Support English Learner (EL) Engagement in Distance or Hybrid Learning (and an accompanying observation tool!)
WHOLE CHILD
Grading takes up a lot of our discussion space this time of year (and especially this year); I found this brief on retention and this one on grading children with cognitive disabilities particularly valuable to the conversation
Parent-Teacher Communication Strategies - helpful reminders and strategies as we head into the summer black hole of parent engagement; there’s a lot of be done on nurturing these relationships even this time of year
Brain Breaks and Games for Virtual and Socially Distanced Learning - some new ideas I hadn’t see before!
A robust set of classroom tools to support autistic children during this time
Also, check out these Transition TN free summer workshops. Looking for something specific, let me know!
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